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Post by Captj on Mar 25, 2024 16:26:39 GMT -5
Glad to see we're talking burgers now. A lb of decent ground beef is about $5 bucks in the store. Makes at least three decent sized burgers. Add in the rolls, condiments, and paper plate and we're talking about $2.50 each. Micky D's serves a 4 to the lb. even cheaper then. We eat at home a lot. Same with menial maintenance jobs around the house. Going outside to fix the sprinklers now.
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Post by conchydong on Mar 25, 2024 16:34:51 GMT -5
The only burger that I buy out is atFlanigans’s for their lunch special. Very easy to make them at home. The only thing that I like at McDonald’s believe it or not is the fish sandwich. Something about that steam bun and a piece of cheese. Makes that unknown fish taste pretty good.
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Post by wynnv on Mar 25, 2024 17:55:01 GMT -5
I’m a fish sandwich guy too. It’s about the only thing I eat from there. Occasionally a Big Mac but usually the fake fish or whatever it really is.
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Post by olmucky on Mar 25, 2024 19:58:54 GMT -5
The three of us hit Buccees for dinner the other night 5 bbq sammiches Chips Drink I think we dropped $89
It’s not worth it. The XL is $13 now and the regular sammich is $9
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Mar 25, 2024 20:38:48 GMT -5
My definition of “inflation under control” is not:
Prices go up 100% to 300% then you slow the annual rate of new inflation to around 10% more per year.
That’s not under control. It’s “inflation run wild” and continuing to rise from uncontrolled levels.
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Post by whitebacon on Mar 25, 2024 21:28:23 GMT -5
$9.99 for a chicken fried chicken breast w/ white gravy, Mac n cheese and sauteed zucchini and squash,yeast roll. I've said it before, and I will say it again. In our tiny little country, one man controls the price of water, coca cola, beer. He did not steal my girl friend, but he has her. Beer, water, coca cola, and rum cost the same thing today as they did 10 years ago. Period
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Post by biminitwisted on Mar 25, 2024 22:47:32 GMT -5
The only burger that I buy out is atFlanigans’s for their lunch special. Very easy to make them at home. The only thing that I like at McDonald’s believe it or not is the fish sandwich. Something about that steam bun and a piece of cheese. Makes that unknown fish taste pretty good. Now I have a craving for ribs. Love me some Flannagan's.
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Post by restlessnative on Mar 25, 2024 23:32:26 GMT -5
Seems that the Republicans always inherit a growing economy, screw it up, blame the Democrats who then win the subsequent election inheriting the screwed Republican economy, but it's the Democrat's fault. When the Dems fix it, it's not good enough. Think the meltdown of 2008, think the cluster of 2019-20. Biden, regardless of what you think of him or his age has the stock market percolating, unemployment at record lows, but not good enough. Really? No no no big business is bad, and don’t pay enough in taxes. Can’t have it both ways, right wrong or indifferent.
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Post by Captj on Mar 26, 2024 6:59:49 GMT -5
$9.99 for a chicken fried chicken breast w/ white gravy, Mac n cheese and sauteed zucchini and squash,yeast roll. I've said it before, and I will say it again. In our tiny little country, one man controls the price of water, coca cola, beer. He did not steal my girl friend, but he has her. Beer, water, coca cola, and rum cost the same thing today as they did 10 years ago. Period Period?? I sold a lot of food to the distributors in Belize and can state the reason for their pricing is that they don't pay their bills. Export insurance had to bail me out three times. Three strikes and I didn't want to play anymore. Incidentally, export insurance costs raise the price of goods. Paid six figures for export insurance my last year of doing business in the caribbean.
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Post by Captj on Mar 26, 2024 7:12:05 GMT -5
Seems that the Republicans always inherit a growing economy, screw it up, blame the Democrats who then win the subsequent election inheriting the screwed Republican economy, but it's the Democrat's fault. When the Dems fix it, it's not good enough. Think the meltdown of 2008, think the cluster of 2019-20. Biden, regardless of what you think of him or his age has the stock market percolating, unemployment at record lows, but not good enough. Really? No no no big business is bad, and don’t pay enough in taxes. Can’t have it both ways, right wrong or indifferent. So let's have some more tax cuts and subsidies for the rich (big business in particular) and then watch them outsource their production and customer service to overseas operations. Not saying that this is specific to the Republican party as big money plays both sides of the fence. But why give away so much and then expect the public to make up the shortfall? Bills pending to do away with universal free school meals when that may be the only meal some of our kids get on a regular basis? We can go on and argue both sides, but to penalize the average citizen, then convince them that it's the right thing to do? When CEO's take home multi million dollar packages and in turn lay off hundreds or thousands of workers because it's cheaper to do elsewhere is just wrong. Call me a communist if you want (I'm not), but we need someone in office working to reestablish America as the manufacturing giant it was. Taxes is one way of doing it. Don't need more laws or court decisions. Big business and in turn big money needs some moral restraints placed on it via fair share payment of taxes.
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Post by whitebacon on Mar 26, 2024 7:59:56 GMT -5
I've said it before, and I will say it again. In our tiny little country, one man controls the price of water, coca cola, beer. He did not steal my girl friend, but he has her. Beer, water, coca cola, and rum cost the same thing today as they did 10 years ago. Period Period?? I sold a lot of food to the distributors in Belize and can state the reason for their pricing is that they don't pay their bills. Export insurance had to bail me out three times. Three strikes and I didn't want to play anymore. Incidentally, export insurance costs raise the price of goods. Paid six figures for export insurance my last year of doing business in the caribbean. I know, you didn't say Michael Bowen doesn't pay his bills. Whomever else might have screwed you, I don't know. But I guarantee you, the Bowens didn't screw you. Your statement seems to imply that this is an inherently dishonest place. Quite the effing opposite. I've lived here nine years. 9. Your comment implies that I'm stupid, blind, or ignorant. Or all three. 20 year old girls will definitely rob you blind. Serious businessmen? Not a chance.
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Post by meateater on Mar 26, 2024 13:28:55 GMT -5
Period?? I sold a lot of food to the distributors in Belize and can state the reason for their pricing is that they don't pay their bills. Export insurance had to bail me out three times. Three strikes and I didn't want to play anymore. Incidentally, export insurance costs raise the price of goods. Paid six figures for export insurance my last year of doing business in the caribbean. I know, you didn't say Michael Bowen doesn't pay his bills. Whomever else might have screwed you, I don't know. But I guarantee you, the Bowens didn't screw you. Your statement seems to imply that this is an inherently dishonest place. Quite the effing opposite. I've lived here nine years. 9. Your comment implies that I'm stupid, blind, or ignorant. Or all three. 20 year old girls will definitely rob you blind. Serious businessmen? Not a chance. cap is a master bullshitter, kinda rides the fence with not all republicans and we need someone in office comments but in the end after you wade thru the massive oil slick of bullshit he,s just another only joe can get it done, nothings wrong, everythings fine ,trumps bad,professional excuse maker. yes he thinks your stupid as well as anyone who disagrees with him . if bullshit was poetry his name would be capt shakespeare.
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Post by meateater on Mar 26, 2024 13:31:01 GMT -5
No no no big business is bad, and don’t pay enough in taxes. Can’t have it both ways, right wrong or indifferent. So let's have some more tax cuts and subsidies for the rich (big business in particular) and then watch them outsource their production and customer service to overseas operations. Not saying that this is specific to the Republican party as big money plays both sides of the fence. But why give away so much and then expect the public to make up the shortfall? Bills pending to do away with universal free school meals when that may be the only meal some of our kids get on a regular basis? We can go on and argue both sides, but to penalize the average citizen, then convince them that it's the right thing to do? When CEO's take home multi million dollar packages and in turn lay off hundreds or thousands of workers because it's cheaper to do elsewhere is just wrong. Call me a communist if you want (I'm not), but we need someone in office working to reestablish America as the manufacturing giant it was. Taxes is one way of doing it. Don't need more laws or court decisions. Big business and in turn big money needs some moral restraints placed on it via fair share payment of taxes. short version. just vote for joe everythings fine.
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Post by Captj on Mar 27, 2024 8:15:12 GMT -5
If that's your interpretation of my comments, then you're sorely mistaken. Any reasonable person can look at both sides of an argument and understand that the arguments presented on this forum seem one sided. My position is that if you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem. My contempt for Trump doesn't mean that I'm a bleeding liberal. I do follow Fox News as well as MSNBC, & PBS. I personally graduated from the school of hard knocks, created my own business and ran it for over 40 years. Successfully. Never had to bankrupt myself or anybody else, employed a lot of hard working people, paid all my bills, never screwed a vendor or employee for a cent. I do see things in black and white and speak my mind. Name calling and personal insults are examples of less than adult behavior. What I do see is one party trying to move the country forward while the other wants to rail at the other with no capacity to formulate rational policy inclusive of all of our great country's citizens.
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Post by johngalt on Mar 27, 2024 8:25:43 GMT -5
No no no big business is bad, and don’t pay enough in taxes. Can’t have it both ways, right wrong or indifferent. So let's have some more tax cuts and subsidies for the rich (big business in particular) and then watch them outsource their production and customer service to overseas operations. Not saying that this is specific to the Republican party as big money plays both sides of the fence. But why give away so much and then expect the public to make up the shortfall? Bills pending to do away with universal free school meals when that may be the only meal some of our kids get on a regular basis? We can go on and argue both sides, but to penalize the average citizen, then convince them that it's the right thing to do? When CEO's take home multi million dollar packages and in turn lay off hundreds or thousands of workers because it's cheaper to do elsewhere is just wrong. Call me a communist if you want (I'm not), but we need someone in office working to reestablish America as the manufacturing giant it was. Taxes is one way of doing it. Don't need more laws or court decisions. Big business and in turn big money needs some moral restraints placed on it via fair share payment of taxes. Glad you have decided to vote for Trump. 👍
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